The Rugby Championship kicks off for 2017 this weekend, starting with old foes New Zealand and Australia facing off in a match that doubles as the first of the three-match Bledisloe Cup series. So where will the two matches be played, what time do they kick off, and who will feature?

GIO Stadium

Wests Tigers

Cowboys

Campbelltown Stadium

Titans

Bulldogs

Cbus Super Stadium

Storm

Rabbitohs

AAMI Park

Sharks

Roosters

Southern Cross Group Stadium

Round 25

Odds by

Warriors

vs

Sea Eagles

NRL

Mt Smart Stadium

Round 25

Odds by

Panthers

vs

Dragons

NRL

Pepper Stadium

Round 26

Odds by

Cowboys

vs

Broncos

NRL

1300SMILES Stadium

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Littlejohn, who has just six NRL games to his credit with five appearances for Manly in 2014 and round one for the Tigers, stands at a lanky 187cm and has been tipped by his teammates as being able to hold his own.

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"He's going to test the line and he's got really strong defence.

"He's a competitor and he's going to do it to the best of his ability."

Fullback James Tedesco said coach Jason Taylor had put a big emphasis on defence over the last two months and the fruits of their labour were beginning to show after conceding just three tries in their last two outings - wins against Parramatta and St George Illawarra.

"Our defence has probably been our emphasis over the back end of the year," Tedesco said.

"The last two weeks we've probably only let in two or three tries, which has been a big positive for us.

"Our attack has always clicked but we've just got to be more consistent. We do it for good parts during the game and then we slack off for 10 or 20 minutes and we've let a few tries in.

"It's just about staying in the grind and when we complete at over 80 per cent we tend to turn that into points."